What brake pads should i use? ATE? monroe? no name?

I need to do the front brakes on my truck, i bought premium ATE rotors on sale $153 for the set. i am looking for suggestions on which shoes to use. the ATE shoes are on sale as well, but im worried about them squeaking if theyre too hard. im looking for a balance of quite and long lasting, more importantly QUIET!

I changed pads about 1 year ago -after driving for a while with the pad backing-metal-on the rotors in places.

Yes,I'm short of $$.
A mechanic buddy said that the cheapest Autozone pads-$15.95- would actually give me the best stopping power.
Well, he was right. They stop better than whatever was on before-something OEM equivalent that the PO had installed.
The cheapo pads work well. I don't notice much dust.
I'm guessing they wear more rapidly, but since they are cheap, who cares.
Before my money problems I was considering those $135 EBC yellow pads with .6 friction oefficient (most claim .45 I think).